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Jan 31, W56 E. MOREl lOUSE SECURING: DEVICE Filed March 15, 1952 INVENTOR.

age/1 0 Mar e/z ozzse ATTORNEYS- United States Patent SECURING DEVICE Eugene Morehouse, Ballou & Co., Island Providence,

R. L, assignor to B. A. Incorporated,

a corporation of Rhode This invention relates to a securing device for studs of buttons, emblems, or the like and is largely used in connection with lapel buttons, emblems, or insignia for holding the same in place.

Heretofore devices of this character have usually had such hand operating means as they possess of rather small dimension and such that it protrudes rearwardly from the device so as to be in position to easily abrade the clothing of the user. Attempts have been made to confine the size of the operating means so that it will all be within the outer circumference of the device so that the operating means require considerable pressure because of their lack of leverage.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a device in which the leverage will be increased so that the operation will be easier.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device in which such levers as do project will be close to the plane of operation or gripping and not project rearwardly therefrom to a location which cannot be easily guarded against the device abrading the clothing.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of the device shown as gripping a stud which is positioned through a piece of fabric;

Figure 2 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale of the same assembly;

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the securing device alone without the stud;

Figure 4 is a sectional view on line 44 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the clutch means;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of the two identical members of the clutch means.

In proceeding with this invention, I have provided the clutch means in two different pieces which are interlocked together when assembled and which provide for long levers by which the clutch may be easily operable. The majority of the clutch and its levers will be held in the plane in which the clutch is bound between the parts of the body of the device.

With reference to the drawings, 10 designates a button or emblem from which a stud 11 extends rearwardly through a piece of fabric 12 to which it is to be secured.

The cap or securing device which is the subject of this invention is designated 13 and comprises a hollow body formed of two parts, one of which parts is a plate 14 and the other of which is an inverted cup 15. The cup has an outwardly extending flange 16 with the edge 17 of the plate rolled over this flange so as to bind it thereto. An opening 18 (Fig. 3) is provided centrally of the plate part 14 for the passage of the stud 11 therethrough, while there are openings as at 19, 19' in the cup part at diametrically opposite sides of this opening throughwhich levers extend a's-will be hereinafter pointed out.

The clutch, which-I designate generally 20, comprises two identical plates'Zl, 2 1* 'whichare bound between the flange 16 and the plate as these are rolled together as at 17, thus providing the gripping portion of the clutch as close to the plate 14. Each of these members 21, 21 comprises an arcuate portion 22, 22 and a jaw 23, 23' which is notched with generally right angular edges. Each jaw is so related to the arcuate portion 22, 22' that there is a narrow neck 24, 24 which forms the axis or line of flexure about which the jaw connected thereto may be swung generally on an upward are out of the plane of the said neck portions. A lever 25, 25 extends from each jaw on the side thereof opposite to the corresponding neck portion and outwardly through the opening 19 or 19' in substantially the plane of the binding of the clutch between the cup and plate. This lever is bent upwardly as at 26 or 26' so as to provide a finger engaging portion. The axis about which each jaw swings will be such that when the levers are gripped and moved inwardly toward each other, the jaw will swing upwardly from the neck portion thereof and away from the stud which it grips.

In order to guide the levers in end portions of the arcs 22 and 22' to provide tongues 27, 27' each of which will enter a slot 28, 28' in the opposite member and thus keep the two parts aligned and provide a guide for their movement. The levers thus formed extend outwardly but close to the plane of the plate to the desired extent, thus providing a long leverage for easy operation. Their ends are turned up as at 26, 26 only sufficiently so that the fingers may be placed beneath them for movement, as it is desired that these levers not project rearwardly more than necessary.

I claim:

1. A securing device for a stud or the like comprising a two-part hollow cap with one part having a central opening therein through which a stud may pass, a clutch comprising a pair of jaws aligned with said opening to grip a stud extending therethrough, a narrow neck portion connecting each of said jaws to the two parts of the cap, said jaws being flexible at said neck portions to be swung out of the plane thereof, a generally arcuate lever extending from each jaw through said cap at a point substantially diametrically opposite said neck portion, said levers extending beyond the cap on a general upward slant sufliciently to allow them to be grasped with a squeezing force thereby causing the jaws to flex in a general upward are at the narrow neck portions to separate the jaws to open position.

2. A securing device for a stud or the like comprising a two-part hollow cap with one part having a central opening therein through which a stud may pass, a clutch within said cap comprising a pair of jaws on opposite sides of said opening to grip a stud extending through said opening, each of said jaws having an arcuate strip bound along the periphery between the two parts and a narrow neck portion connecting said arcuate strip to the jaw, said jaws being flexible from said neck portions generally upwardly about the axis of the neck portion, a lever connected to each of said jaws on the side thereof opposite to the neck portion and extending generally radially outward from said opening and through said cap and beyond the binding between said two parts, said jaws being positioned between the neck portions thereof and the said levers, said levers extending from adjacent said binding in an upward slant, thereby upon being grasped with a squeezing force to cause the jaws to flex at said neck portions to swing upwardly to separate to open position.

their movement, the are turned upwardly 3. A securing device as in claim 2 wherein the clutch is formed of two separate members bound together between said cap parts.

4. A securing device as in claim 2 wherein the clutch is formed of two separate members bound together between said cap parts with a tongue and slot connection between said members for aligning them.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Maker Sept. 7, 1880 Arkin May 14, 1918 Arkin July 9, 1918 

